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An engaging, playfully designed survey of the small- and large-scale projects that define WORKac as one of the most progressive and optimistic architecture firms in practice today. Since its founding by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood in 2003, New York-based architecture office WORKac (Work Architecture Company) has developed a body of projects aimed at pushing the traditional definitions of architecture, envisioning and realizing alternative possibilities for the built environment. WORKac creates projects and strategic planning concepts at the intersection of the urban, the rural, and the natural. These works include Wieden+Kennedy's New York office, the 2008 Young Architects Prize installation PF1 held in MoMA PS1's courtyard, New York's first Edible Schoolyard at an elementary school, a new entry pavilion at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, and other projects for Anthropologie, Diane von Furstenberg, and Creative Time, as well as numerous projects abroad, including a cultural center converted from 300-year old warehouses in St. Petersburg, Russia, and a diplomatic center in Gabon. Operating under the motto, oA building has to perform something,o Wood and Andraos operate by a set of principles that distinguish them in today's form-obsessed practice- engage with reality; be all-inclusive; design for an excess of life. This book is less of a conventional monograph than what the authors call a oduographo- an ongoing conversation between Wood and Andraos, never assuming what architecture oiso but always imagining together what it could become. WORKac- We'll Get There When We Cross That Bridge covers the first three phases of the office's output over fifteen years, including a dozen key completed projects and many smaller scale works, proposals, books, and research endeavors.

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Irreverent yet impeccably relevant, WORKac has developed an approach to architecture that engages the most pressing issues of our time, from food supply to environmental design. For Amale Andraos and Dan Wood there is no contradiction between urgency and pleasure. Their designs consistently straddle disciplines and fields as they offer spaces and images opening new possibilities for public architecture at every scale, whether the local library or new types of cities. --Barry Bergdoll, Museum of Modern Art and Columbia University This exceptional book unfolds like the process of innovation itself. Rightfully deemed a duograph by the collaborative team of Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, the narrative flows like a family dialogue--sliding, pausing, reversing and ultimately flowing into an amazing series of architectural ideas. Turning its pages is an instructive revelation and a celebratory confirmation of what it takes to deserve being called truly creative. --James Wines, SITE Joyful and non-dogmatic, the architecture of WORKac has an optimism that hasn't been seen much since the rise of Postmodernism. But its aspirations are wholly contemporary: to blend the unruliness of the global metropolis and the serenity of an ecological paradise, without diluting the qualities of either. --Nicolai Ourossoff, architecture critic WORKac's brave duograph interweaves personal narratives, conversations, and anecdotes about growing a global office and negotiating each other's creative input, all while teaching, leading, and writing. This duo's north star in architecture, as in life, is enduring with hope as well as with humor. --Ana Miljacki, Associate Professor of Architecture, MIT As with their projects, all aspects of this book reflect a collaborative partnership and a synergy of creative minds. Going forward in these times requires vision and ambition and a lot of hard work in the service of humanity. WORKac--where work is more fun than fun! --Chip Lord, Ant Farm

‘It is precisely the constant interweave of the creative and bureaucratic aspects of their work, raising a family, the public roles of two intellectuals and teachers... that makes this book a fundamental reference for understanding architecture in 2018.’ - Abitare ‘Lively, colorful graphics and an interesting, conversational writing style are combined with glossy photos of unbuilt and built work around the globe. Andraos and Wood take you from their first project - a doghouse - to a sustainable 'green house,' and, most recently, a library in Queens.’ - Architectural Record ‘Architecture is hardly a solo sport, and the duo call their latest book, We’ll Get There When We Cross That Bridge, a collaborative 'duograph,' featuring a running, conversational dialogue between them. While the title and the playful graphic design suggest a freewheeling m.o. of winging it, scribbling notes in the margins and coloring outside of the lines, the partners make a strong case for making goals and taking stock of them, even when the path isn’t a straight shot, as it rarely is.’ - Fast Co.Design ‘Structures and concepts that are delightfully fresh and sometimes irreverent are hallmarks of this New York firm... WORKac's trademark playfulness extends to the design of the book itself, a bravado act of juggling a variety of typefaces, paper stocks, and even page sizes.’ - Interior Design ‘The duo establishes an engaging and refreshingly off-the-cuff repartee while discussing wide-ranging projects such their passive Arizona House.’ - Metropolis Online ‘Fun for all ages - and serious enough to work in this age.’ - ArchNewsNow ‘Irreverent yet impeccably relevant, WORKac has developed an approach to architecture that engages the most pressing issues of our time, from food supply to environmental design. For Amale Andraos and Dan Wood there is no contradiction between urgency and pleasure. Their designs consistently straddle disciplines and fields as they offer spaces and images opening new possibilities for public architecture at every scale, whether the local library or new types of cities.’ - Barry Bergdoll, Museum of Modern Art and Columbia University ‘This exceptional book unfolds like the process of innovation itself. Rightfully deemed a “duograph” by the collaborative team of Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, the narrative flows like a family dialogue - sliding, pausing, reversing and ultimately flowing into an amazing series of architectural ideas. Turning its pages is an instructive revelation and a celebratory confirmation of what it takes to deserve being called ‘truly creative.’ - James Wines, SITE ‘Joyful and non-dogmatic, the architecture of WORKac has an optimism that hasn’t been seen much since the rise of Postmodernism. But its aspirations are wholly contemporary: to blend the unruliness of the global metropolis and the serenity of an ecological paradise, without diluting the qualities of either.’ - Nicolai Ourossoff, architecture critic ‘WORKac’s brave duograph interweaves personal narratives, conversations, and anecdotes about growing a global office and negotiating each other’s creative input, all while teaching, leading, and writing. This duo’s north star in architecture, as in life, is enduring with hope as well as with humor.’ - Ana Miljacki, Associate Professor of Architecture, MIT ‘As with their projects, all aspects of this book reflect a collaborative partnership and a synergy of creative minds. Going forward in these times requires vision and ambition and a lot of hard work in the service of humanity. WORKac - where work is more fun than fun!’ - Chip Lord, Ant Farm

Lively, colorful graphics and an interesting, conversational writing style are combined with glossy photos of unbuilt and built work around the globe. Andraos and Wood take you from their first project--a doghouse--to a sustainable 'green house, ' and, most recently, a library in Queens. --Architectural Record Structures and concepts that are delightfully fresh and sometimes irreverent are hallmarks of this New York firm... WORKac's trademark playfulness extends to the design of the book itself, a bravado act of juggling a variety of typefaces, paper stocks, and even page sizes. --Interior Design The duo establishes an engaging and refreshingly off-the-cuff repartee while discussing wide-ranging projects such their passive Arizona House. --Metropolis Online Irreverent yet impeccably relevant, WORKac has developed an approach to architecture that engages the most pressing issues of our time, from food supply to environmental design. For Amale Andraos and Dan Wood there is no contradiction between urgency and pleasure. Their designs consistently straddle disciplines and fields as they offer spaces and images opening new possibilities for public architecture at every scale, whether the local library or new types of cities. --Barry Bergdoll, Museum of Modern Art and Columbia University This exceptional book unfolds like the process of innovation itself. Rightfully deemed a duograph by the collaborative team of Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, the narrative flows like a family dialogue--sliding, pausing, reversing and ultimately flowing into an amazing series of architectural ideas. Turning its pages is an instructive revelation and a celebratory confirmation of what it takes to deserve being called truly creative. --James Wines, SITE Joyful and non-dogmatic, the architecture of WORKac has an optimism that hasn't been seen much since the rise of Postmodernism. But its aspirations are wholly contemporary: to blend the unruliness of the global metropolis and the serenity of an ecological paradise, without diluting the qualities of either. --Nicolai Ourossoff, architecture critic WORKac's brave duograph interweaves personal narratives, conversations, and anecdotes about growing a global office and negotiating each other's creative input, all while teaching, leading, and writing. This duo's north star in architecture, as in life, is enduring with hope as well as with humor. --Ana Miljacki, Associate Professor of Architecture, MIT As with their projects, all aspects of this book reflect a collaborative partnership and a synergy of creative minds. Going forward in these times requires vision and ambition and a lot of hard work in the service of humanity. WORKac--where work is more fun than fun! --Chip Lord, Ant Farm Structures and concepts that are delightfully fresh and sometimes irreverent are hallmarks of this New York firm... WORKac's trademark playfulness extends to the design of the book itself, a bravado act of juggling a variety of typefaces, paper stocks, and even page sizes. --Interior Design The duo establishes an engaging and refreshingly off-the-cuff repartee while discussing wide-ranging projects such their passive Arizona House. --Metropolis Online Irreverent yet impeccably relevant, WORKac has developed an approach to architecture that engages the most pressing issues of our time, from food supply to environmental design. For Amale Andraos and Dan Wood there is no contradiction between urgency and pleasure. Their designs consistently straddle disciplines and fields as they offer spaces and images opening new possibilities for public architecture at every scale, whether the local library or new types of cities. --Barry Bergdoll, Museum of Modern Art and Columbia University This exceptional book unfolds like the process of innovation itself. Rightfully deemed a duograph by the collaborative team of Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, the narrative flows like a family dialogue--sliding, pausing, reversing and ultimately flowing into an amazing series of architectural ideas. Turning its pages is an instructive revelation and a celebratory confirmation of what it takes to deserve being called truly creative. --James Wines, SITE Joyful and non-dogmatic, the architecture of WORKac has an optimism that hasn't been seen much since the rise of Postmodernism. But its aspirations are wholly contemporary: to blend the unruliness of the global metropolis and the serenity of an ecological paradise, without diluting the qualities of either. --Nicolai Ourossoff, architecture critic WORKac's brave duograph interweaves personal narratives, conversations, and anecdotes about growing a global office and negotiating each other's creative input, all while teaching, leading, and writing. This duo's north star in architecture, as in life, is enduring with hope as well as with humor. --Ana Miljacki, Associate Professor of Architecture, MIT As with their projects, all aspects of this book reflect a collaborative partnership and a synergy of creative minds. Going forward in these times requires vision and ambition and a lot of hard work in the service of humanity. WORKac--where work is more fun than fun! --Chip Lord, Ant Farm Irreverent yet impeccably relevant, WORKac has developed an approach to architecture that engages the most pressing issues of our time, from food supply to environmental design. For Amale Andraos and Dan Wood there is no contradiction between urgency and pleasure. Their designs consistently straddle disciplines and fields as they offer spaces and images opening new possibilities for public architecture at every scale, whether the local library or new types of cities. --Barry Bergdoll, Museum of Modern Art and Columbia University This exceptional book unfolds like the process of innovation itself. Rightfully deemed a duograph by the collaborative team of Dan Wood and Amale Andraos, the narrative flows like a family dialogue--sliding, pausing, reversing and ultimately flowing into an amazing series of architectural ideas. Turning its pages is an instructive revelation and a celebratory confirmation of what it takes to deserve being called truly creative. --James Wines, SITE Joyful and non-dogmatic, the architecture of WORKac has an optimism that hasn't been seen much since the rise of Postmodernism. But its aspirations are wholly contemporary: to blend the unruliness of the global metropolis and the serenity of an ecological paradise, without diluting the qualities of either. --Nicolai Ourossoff, architecture critic WORKac's brave duograph interweaves personal narratives, conversations, and anecdotes about growing a global office and negotiating each other's creative input, all while teaching, leading, and writing. This duo's north star in architecture, as in life, is enduring with hope as well as with humor. --Ana Miljacki, Associate Professor of Architecture, MIT As with their projects, all aspects of this book reflect a collaborative partnership and a synergy of creative minds. Going forward in these times requires vision and ambition and a lot of hard work in the service of humanity. WORKac--where work is more fun than fun! --Chip Lord, Ant Farm

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WORKac founding partners Dan Wood and Amale Andraos met while working at OMA, where Wood was a partner, and joined forces personally and professionally in 2003. Together, Andraos and Wood lead the 25-person firm with Associate Principal Sam Dufaux, who joined the office in 2006. The firm has achieved international acclaim and was named the 2015 New York State Firm of the Year. Andraos and Wood have taught at numerous universities, and in 2015 Amale was appointed Dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Author Residence- New York, New York Author Hometown- Beirut, Lebanon (Andraos); Providence, RI (Wood)

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